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Trial reportIndian heart journal

Heart rate manipulation in dilated cardiomyopathy: Assessing the role of Ivabradine.

Deep Chandh Raja, Aditya Kapoor, Archana Sinha, Shiridhar Kashyap, Roopali Khanna, Sudeep Kumar, Naveen Garg, Satyendra Tewari, Pravin Goel

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Trial report in Indian heart journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Ivabradine as adjuvant treatment for chronic heart failure.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Deep Chandh RajaDepartment of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India.
Aditya KapoorDepartment of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India. Electronic address: akapoor65@gmail.com.
Archana SinhaDepartment of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India.
Shiridhar KashyapDepartment of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India.
Roopali KhannaDepartment of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India.
Sudeep KumarDepartment of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India.
Naveen GargDepartment of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India.
Satyendra TewariDepartment of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India.
Pravin GoelDepartment of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India.
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeart rate (HR) reduction is of benefit in chronic heart failure (HF). The effect of heart rate reduction using Ivabradine on various echocardiographic parameters in dilated cardiomyopathy has been less investigated.

methodsOf 187 patients with HF (DCM, NYHA II-IV, baseline HR>70/min), 125 patients were randomized to standard therapy (beta blockers, ACEI, diuretics, n=62) or add-on Ivabradine (titrated to maximum 7.5mg BD, n=63). Beta-blockers were titrated in both the groups.

resultsAt 3 months both groups had improvement in NYHA class, 6min walk test, Minnesota Living With Heart Failure (MLWHF) scores and fall in BNP, however the magnitude of change was greater in Ivabradine group. Those on Ivabradine also had lower LV volumes, higher LVEF (28.8±3.6 vs 27.2±0.5, p=0.01) and more favorable LV global strain (11±1.7vs 12.2±1.1, p=<0.001), MPI (0.72±0.1 vs 0.6±0.1, p=<0.001), LV mass (115.2±30 vs 131.4±35, p=0.007), LV wall stress (219.8±46 vs 238±54) and calculated LV work (366±101 vs 401±102, p=0.05). The benefit of Ivabradine was sustained at 6 months follow up. The % change in HR was significantly higher in Ivabradine group (-32.2% vs -19.3%, p=0.001) with no difference in blood pressure. Resting HR<70/min was achieved in 96.8% vs 27.9%, respectively in the two groups.

conclusionAddition of Ivabradine to standard therapy in patients with DCM and symptomatic HF and targeting a heart rate<70/min improves symptoms, quality of life and various echocardiographic parameters.

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Adrenergic beta-AntagonistsBenzazepinesCardiomyopathy, DilatedCardiovascular AgentsCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Therapy, CombinationEchocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart RateHeart VentriclesHumansIvabradineMaleMiddle AgedAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsBenzazepinesCardiovascular AgentsCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsIvabradineBeta blockerDilated cardiomyopathyHeart failureHeart rateIvabradine

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PMID29716702
PMCPMC5993928
OpenAlexW2342371138

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